levodopa   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 3639

Synonyms: 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine | Inbrija® (levodopa inhalation powder) | L-DOPA | Sinemet®
Approved drug PDB Ligand
levodopa is an approved drug (FDA (1993), EMA (2003))
Compound class: Metabolite
Comment: L-DOPA is the precursor to the neurotransmitters dopamine collectively known as catecholamines. Used in the treatment of Parkisons disease. Note a deuterated derivative D3 L-DOPA with enhanced properties is under development.
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2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 3
Hydrogen bond donors 4
Rotatable bonds 3
Topological polar surface area 103.78
Molecular weight 197.07
XLogP -2.03
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES OC(=O)C(Cc1ccc(c(c1)O)O)N
Isomeric SMILES OC(=O)[C@H](Cc1ccc(c(c1)O)O)N
InChI InChI=1S/C9H11NO4/c10-6(9(13)14)3-5-1-2-7(11)8(12)4-5/h1-2,4,6,11-12H,3,10H2,(H,13,14)/t6-/m0/s1
InChI Key WTDRDQBEARUVNC-LURJTMIESA-N
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Compound class Metabolite
Approved drug? Yes (FDA (1993), EMA (2003))
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Prodrug foslevodopa
IUPAC Name Click here for help
(2S)-2-amino-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid
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INN number INN
2651 levodopa
Synonyms Click here for help
3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine | Inbrija® (levodopa inhalation powder) | L-DOPA | Sinemet®
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GPCRdb Ligand levodopa
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CAS Registry No. 59-92-7 (source: Scifinder)
ChEBI CHEBI:15765
ChEMBL Ligand CHEMBL1009
DrugBank Ligand DB01235
DrugCentral Ligand 1567
GtoPdb PubChem SID 178100545
PubChem CID 6047
RCSB PDB Ligand DAH
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